Woven carrier



v. H. JENNINGS.,

WOVEN CARRIER. APPucmoN msn was, 191s.

Patented Sept. 14,- 1920.

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fnl/enfer UNirED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VICTOR H. JENNINGS, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNEASSIGNMENTS, TO FRANK R. BATCHELDER, CF WORGESTER, MASSACHU- SETTS.

' WOVEN CARRIER.

Patented Sept. 14, 1920.

Application filed August 8, 1918. Serial No. 248,873.

To @ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, VICTOR H. JENNINGS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at lVorcester, in the county ofWorcester, State of Massachusetts, have invented a certain wovencarriers, and more particularly to` those having the pockets thereofreinforced for protection against wear and injury. rlfhe pockets ofcartridge-carriers, for eXample, in some cases have the lower portionsthereof reinforced by means of linings litted into the same to take thewearing action of the bullet-points and clips of the cartridges that areplaced in the pockets.

The reinforcing involves an increase of thickness in connection with thepocketwalls, showing more or less at the interior of the pockets, andordinarily the inside dimensions of' the reinforced portion of a pocketare reduced fthereby. AThis result sometimes is an inconvenient andundesirable drawback.

in aim of the invention is to compensate for the increased thickness dueto the reinforcing, and through such compensation secure undiminishedcapacity in the reinforced portion of a pocket. Another im thereof is toimprove upon the inserted reinforcements that heretofore have beenemployed, in connection with pockets that are woven to shape, and uponthe manner of making application of the same in connection withcarrier-pockets that are thus woven.

Embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings, in whichlatter-w Figure l is an isometric view showing two of the pockets of apocketed woven carrier more especially designed for use as acartridge-carrier, and having inserted reinforcement.

Fig. 2 is a view of three of the pockets of such carrier in horizontalsection in a plane corresponding with that indicated by line 2-2 ofFigi.

Fig. 3 is an isometric View of a woven string of reinforcements likethat employed in the pockets of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 4 is an isometric View of a single or individual reinforcementlining.

` alternate in the carrier-web with the bodyweb sections 2, 2, Fig. l.In accordance with the invention, the portions of the saidtrieb-sections which are located alongside the reinforced portions ofthe pockets, usually the lower portions or bottoms of the pockets asherein shown, are woven in separate cloths 2& aud 2b, respectivelyconstituting continuations of the pocketfronts la and .pocket-backs l"of the adjoining pockets.

This construction enables the two cloths to separate somewhat from eachother so as to permit the 1reinforced portions of the pockets to expand'more or less. Thereby the portion of a pocket that is occupied by aninserted reinforcement is permitted to eX- pand so as to bulge aroundthe said reinforcement, and so as to accommodate the lower portion ofthe contents of the pocket. Preferably, though not necessarily in allembodiments of the invention, the two cloths 2El 2b, are united in theweaving along the lowei edge of the web-sections, as shown in Fig. l.

The slits between the two cloths 2a, 2b, of the respective web-sections2, 2, of a carrier are in line with one another and collectively form apassageway through which a continuous lining-strip may be drawnlengthwise. Fig. 3 vshows one form of lin ing-strip, it comprising awoven string of small pockets 3, 8, etc., and intervening plainconnecting portions 3a, 3, etc. The pockets 3, 3, are proportionedproperly to lit within the lower or bottom portions of thecarrierpockets l, l, and to form linings therefor, as represented inFig. 2, and are spaced apart from one another to correspond with thespacing of the carrier-pockets. The connecting portions 3a, 3, areproportioned properly to occupy the said slits between 'the cloths 2a,2b, as represented in Figs. l and 2. The upper edge of a pocket linforthe respectiveing may be secured to the front and side of the pocket bymeans of a line 4 of fasten ings (Fig. l), usually stitches, and thecloths 2a, 2b, of the web-sections, and intervening continuations 3a ofthe linings, may be secured together by lines 5 of fasten- 1110s.

rFigs. 6 and 6 show a continuous lining strip 6 of a form that maybeemployed if desired, instead of the woven string of pocketshaped liningsshown in F ifrs. 2 and 3. The strip of Figs. 6 and 6a is ofa U-shape invertical cross-section as represented in Fig. 6, and has one sidethereof woven with fullness suitable to produce bulges 6, 6a, to fit theinteriors of the pockets.

The lining-strips of Figs. 3, 6, 6a, have firm selvaged upturned edges.

The woven string of pocket-shaped linings shown in Fig. 3 may beseparated into individual lining-pouches as at 3C in Fig. 4, by cuttingacross the connecting portions 3a of Fig. 8 at intermediatel pointsbetween the pouches thereof so as to leave the projecting portions 3d,3d, upon the opposite ends of each pouch. These separate lining-pouchesmay then be applied as in Fig. 5 by placing them within the respectivecarrier-pockets, inserting the said projecting portions 3d, 3d, into theslits between the cloths 2a, 2", of the websections 2, 2, and applyinglines 7, 7, of fastenings so as to engage the portions 3, 3d, betweenthe two cloths.

lVhat is claimed as the invention is,-

1. A carrier comprising a series of pockets woven to shape and havingthe body-web section intermediate two successive pockets woven with apassageway connecting the interior spaces of such pockets, and insertedlinings having lateral' continuations which are entered into the saidpassageway between the pockets.

2. A carrier comprising a series of pockets woven to shape and havingthe body-Web section between two successive pockets woven with apassageway connecting the interior spaces of such pockets, and acontinuous lining strip drawn into place longitudinally of the carrierbetween the sides of the passageway.

3. A carrier comprising a series of pockets woven to shape and havingthe body-web section between two successive pockets woven with apassageway connecting the interior spaces of such pockets, and a wovenstring of pocket-shaped reinforcement linings drawn into placelongitudinally of the carrier between the sides of the passageway.

4. A carrier pocket woven to shape and with lateral web-extensions whichare woven with transversely extending passageways communicating with theinterior space of the pocket, and an inserted reinforcement lininghaving lateral continuations thereof entered into said passageways.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VICTOR H. JENNINGS.

Witnesses:

MARION M. SGULLY, FLoRENcn M. RUSSELL.

